Oxford firefighters train on new equipment
OXFORD – Why would firefighters, dressed in full turn-out gear, take turns falling head-first out of a second story window? To test out their newest safety equipment, of course.
Last Tuesday, the members of the Village of Oxford Fire Department did just that during a training session, held in a two-story structure behind the station.
“Basically it’s a bail out system,” said Firefighter Chad Brown who, like the others present, was wearing a safety harness similar to what a rappeller would wear.
In one hand, Brown held a red hook attached by a rope to his pack as well as to his harness with a carabiner clip. He explained that if conditions in a burning building warranted a quick exit, a firefighter could plant the hook and make his or her exit via a window. The harness would allow them to make a controlled descent, just like rappelling down a rock face.
As an added safety measure during the training, a second firefighter was positioned below as a belayor, ready to stop the descent of the person using the bail out system.
“We feel its the best way to teach people,” said Leroy Harbach of CMC Rescue, Inc., who conducted the training.
According to Oxford Fire Chief Mike Cobb, the equipment is now required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It was purchased for the department by the Village of Oxford from Tyler Fire Equipment, which provided the training at no additional charge.
Twenty of Oxford’s firefighters and three from Bainbridge completed the training.
Last Tuesday, the members of the Village of Oxford Fire Department did just that during a training session, held in a two-story structure behind the station.
“Basically it’s a bail out system,” said Firefighter Chad Brown who, like the others present, was wearing a safety harness similar to what a rappeller would wear.
In one hand, Brown held a red hook attached by a rope to his pack as well as to his harness with a carabiner clip. He explained that if conditions in a burning building warranted a quick exit, a firefighter could plant the hook and make his or her exit via a window. The harness would allow them to make a controlled descent, just like rappelling down a rock face.
As an added safety measure during the training, a second firefighter was positioned below as a belayor, ready to stop the descent of the person using the bail out system.
“We feel its the best way to teach people,” said Leroy Harbach of CMC Rescue, Inc., who conducted the training.
According to Oxford Fire Chief Mike Cobb, the equipment is now required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It was purchased for the department by the Village of Oxford from Tyler Fire Equipment, which provided the training at no additional charge.
Twenty of Oxford’s firefighters and three from Bainbridge completed the training.
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